The charging port was placed for a reason and RIM assumes most ppl using touch-screen will be holding the phone horizontally with the trackpad on the right side versus the portrait or vertical usage that most of the current BlackBerry phones uses it.

I dunno about that... it just doesnt make sense to not put it higher, regardless of how it's being used. Especially if there is no left conveinence key. And then why make the physical keyboard at all?

I just dont get why it's not where there is nothing to get in anyones way.